Plant Manager

Northwest Frozen • SeaTac, WA

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Northwest Frozen is seeking a hands-on Plant Manager to lead its frozen food processing and distribution plant in Des Moines, Washington. The Plant Manager owns safety, quality, output, and people across plant operations and reports results directly to ownership. This is an onsite, full-time position with an annual salary of $185,000–$215,000, depending on experience. The company provides fully paid health and dental insurance.

The role oversees production, warehouse, and shipping operations; leads supervisors and hourly employees across shifts; maintains food safety and quality compliance; coordinates materials, inventory, cold storage, and carriers; and works with maintenance to keep equipment and refrigeration operational. The Plant Manager tracks operating KPIs, reports results to leadership, and drives continuous improvement, workplace safety, and cost control. A bachelor's degree in engineering, food science, operations, or business is preferred, though equivalent experience is accepted.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in food manufacturing or frozen/cold-chain operations.
• At least 3 years of experience as a plant or operations manager.
• Strong working knowledge of food safety systems, including HACCP and GFSI schemes such as FSSC 22000.
• A track record of leading teams across multiple shifts.
• Comfort with ERP and inventory systems and data-driven decision-making.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, food science, operations, or business; equivalent experience is accepted.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily plant operations across production, warehouse, and shipping to ensure orders are delivered on time and to specification.
• Lead, hire, train, and develop supervisors and hourly staff across shifts, building a culture of accountability.
• Own food safety and quality compliance, including FSSC 22000, HACCP, FDA, and USDA requirements, and maintain audit readiness.
• Coordinate with procurement and logistics on raw materials, inventory, cold storage, and carrier schedules.
• Keep equipment and refrigeration operating through preventive maintenance and collaboration with the maintenance team to reduce downtime.
• Set and track KPIs, including throughput, labor, waste, and safety, and regularly report results to leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement, workplace safety, including OSHA, and cost control.

Benefits

• Fully company-paid health insurance.
• Fully company-paid dental insurance.
• Real authority and direct access to ownership, with the opportunity to shape business decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed